Cooperation Among Counsel in Discovery [formerly Local

Civil Rules 26.5 and 26.7]

(a) Counsel are expected to cooperate with each other, consistent with the interests of

their clients, in all phases of the discovery process and to be courteous in their

dealings with each other, including in matters relating to scheduling and timing of

various discovery procedures.

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Joint Local Rules, S.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y. Effective January 2, 2026

(b) Discovery requests must be read reasonably in the recognition that the attorney

serving them generally does not have the information being sought and the

attorney receiving them generally does have the information or can obtain it from

the client.

For relevant historical context for this local rule, consult the Appendix of Committee Notes.